Exporter/importer les paramètres utilisateur

[JR Boulay]

Bonjour

J'utilise la même version de InDesign (20.1) sur Windows 11 et sur macOS Ventura, et je voudrais importer les paramètres utilisateur de InDesign/Windows dans InDesign/Mac.

Mais à chaque fois InDesign pour Mac me dit que ce n'est pas possible : "Plateforme incompatible détectée".

Ai-je raté quelque chose ou bien n'est-ce vraiment pas possible ?

J'ai remarqué que le nom du fichier contenant les paramètres n'a pas d'extension et apparaît sur le Mac comme un fichier "exec" sur fond noir, serait-ce la cause ?

Merci

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

There was a thread about the configuration file - I think it's a ZIP with some XMLs inside? 

[JR Boulay]

Is it possible to import and export settings between Windows and Mac versions?
Thanks

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Can you send me file with configuration exported from Mac?

[JR Boulay]

It's exported from Windows and I'd like to import it on the Mac.

Since this forum does not allow ZIP file or file without extension I put it there:

http://www.abracadabrapdf.net/parking/IDParam%C3%A8tres_20_1_frFR_Win_2025_1_22.zip

Thank you.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Found the thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/customized-workspace-export-from-pc-to-macbook-n...

A bit different approach than Exporting User Settings... 

Although do what you're looking for.

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

Official answer from the Adobe team:

• Is cross-platform import of user settings (Windows to macOS) officially supported? → Unfortunately, no.
• Is there a workaround to transfer workspace, shortcuts, and preferences? → Currently, there isn’t an official method.
• Are there any plans to enable cross-platform settings import in future updates? → At this time, there are no plans for this feature.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@JR Boulay

Just to confirm - copying folders isn't good enough for you? Some settings are missing?

I should be able to open those files - will see if I can re-write them... 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@JR Boulay 

Anything familiar? 😉

[JR Boulay]

Thank you, I've managed to transfer the XML file containing the workspace, I'm glad, because that would have been the most painful thing to recreate.
I've also transferred the scripts and the Find-Replace.

Is there also an XML file for keyboard shortcuts?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

You mean this? 

There are a lot of NULL chars in the middle:

but if you scroll past that - there is more:

up to 2851 line:

So 2792 lines...

I think you should be able to extract this as text - and save as RJRB.indk file?

But you'll have - probably - remove some extra NULL characters:

for safety - you'll have to remove lines 101 to 108.

And fix those:

I can try and extract it for you - but you need to give me half an hour - I need to finish omething else.

[JR Boulay]

Thanks but sorry, I've just realized that transferring keyboard shortcuts would be pointless.
There's no CMD key on Windows, no ALT-GR on Mac and the CTRL key isn't used in the same way.
Forget it.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Thanks but sorry, I've just realized that transferring keyboard shortcuts would be pointless.
There's no CMD key on Windows, no ALT-GR on Mac and the CTRL key isn't used in the same way.
Forget it.

By @JR Boulay

That's probably the reason why Adobe won't do it 😉